"The family feels that this is the perfect place to be now when they feel desperate and they don't have any clues where Franco might be," said family friend Genoveva Tarera.

Police investigating the disappearance searched the neighborhood several times, including in the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.

Newton Police Lt. Bruce Apotheker said Friday that authorities don't have any new information to release, but that the case remains under investigation.

"He didn't just disappear, said private investigator, Justin Billard. This isn't an incident where this was a case on the street. There were no calls, there were no immediate witnesses statements that say they saw something. So we believe he left that area."